Filing-cabinet.



WITNESSES I. F. BURTDN. FILING- CABINET. APPLIQATION IILBD 1111.9, 1911,

Patented Feb. 6; 1912.

INVENTOR 521M011 ZMW rromvsv I To all whom itmay concern:

UNITED srAr s Parana: OFFICE.

Isaac rmcis eunron, or rnnianmnm. rnnusnvama, assxeuon 10 women.

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FILING-CABINET.

Application filed January 9, 1911. Serial No. 091,507..

Be-it known that I, Isaac TON, a citizen ofthe United States,--.and a resident of-Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new-- and useful Improvements in Filing-Cabinets, of which lowing is a Specification. I v

The main objects of this invention are to provide a simple, durable and convenient. cabinet for holding-talking-machine records and particularly disk records of various sizes; to provide in a filing cabinet a plurality of movable receptacles forv talking machine records; to provide in a comparatively large filing cabinet improved mechanism for utilizing substantially the entire interior of the cabinet forthe storage of records; and to provide other improvements as will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation partly in vertical section of a filing cabinet constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 a front elevation of a receptacle shown in Fig. 1. 1

Referring to the drawings, one embodiment of this invention comprises an upright substantially rectangular outer casing '1 com sisting preferably of vertical parallel side walls 2 and 3, a vertical back wall 4 connecting the side walls and a horizontal top wall 5 resting upon and joining the upper edges of the side walls and the back wall. The front of the casing is closed by two doors 7 which are connected by hinges 8.to the side walls 2 and 3 respectively.

For holding disk talking machine records or other articles, the cabinet is provided with a plurality of movable receptacles 15,

. which are carried upon a plurality of horizontal parallel supports 16 and arranged in such manner that the receptacles and supports may be easily withdrawn from the casing 1. Each pair of supports 16 preferably carries a plurality of the receptacles 15 for records, and these receptacles may be of :cgual or different size, to hold various sizes records. In this instance the supports 16 carry a pair of horizontally spaced receptacles of dlfi'erent sizes. The exact manner by which the receptacles 15, are mounted upon the supports 16 consists in a pair of strips 30 and a second pair of strips 31, secured to and spaced from the respective outer side Specification of Letters Patent.

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. walls- 272 of the receptaoles, as shown and FRANCIS BUR- p'ositioned toengage rollers'33 and 34 re speetively, said rollers being revolublysecured to and extending inwardly from the res ective adjacent supports 16. .The outer en s ofjthe stri 31 are formed with subs-tantiall semicircular recesses adapted to engage t e outer rollers 33, about which the receptacle reciprocates, when in its extreme outer position, to place the receptacle in its normal operative position 'for inserting and removing records. In the form of receptacle shown, each comprisespreferably an oblong box like structure, consisting of a back or; bottom wall 25, a lower for outer end wall 26, spaced arallel side walls 27, and a strip 28-across .t e lower portion of the front of the receptacle and terminally secured to the side walls 27 of the casing. The outer end wall 26 of the outer receptacle 15 of'each pair is provided with a suitable handle 29. The front of each receptacle is provided with a movable closure 75 which is connected at itslower; edge by hinges 76 to the upper edge of cleat28. The upper end of the receptacle is provided with a closure 77 which'is hinged at its rear edge to the upper end, of the rear wall 27 of the receptacle. For the convenient operation of the closures 75 and 77, these closures may be connected so that the movement of either closure upon its hinges will correspondin ly move the other closure. For instance, ell crank lever 78 may be pivoted u on a horizontal axis against the inner sur ace of one of the side walls of the receptacle and the free end of one arm of the lever may be pivotally connected by a link 79 to the end closure 77. The free end of the other arm of the lever may be provided with an oblong slot 83 en gaging over a stud fixed on a bracket 85, rigidly secured to the inner surface of the front closure 75. By this construction the closing or opening of either closure will antomatically close or open the other closure. This automatic mechanism may be duplicated on the other side of.the receptacle, and

the bracket 85 is preferably duplicated, so

support. The outward movement of the supports 16 is limited by stops 92 rigid with each side of the casing, adjacent to the front edge thereof, projecting inwardly therefrom and arrang'ed to be engaged by a corresponding stop 93 projecting laterally outward from the corresponding support.

' This stop 93 may be conveniently formed of a screw which is threaded through 1 the support from the inner side thereof. The inward movement of each outer receptacle 15 is limited by the ends of the respective lower walls 26 which project to a greater extent than the corresponding wall of the inner receptacle and sufiiciently to engage against the outer ends of the corresponding supports 16.

Although only one form has been illustrated .in which this invention may be embodied, it is obvious that it is not limited to the exact construction shown, butmay be modifiedto suit various conditions without departing from thespirit of the invention as described or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described this invention, I- claim and desire to protect by Let-- ters Patent of the United States:

1. In a filing cabinet, a receptacle provided with a plurality of closures, a guard extending inwardly from one of said dosures and a connection between sari guard and the remaining of said closures, said connection operating to open the remaining of said closures-when one of said closures is actuated.

2. In a filing cabinet, a receptacle pro- ,vided with a plurality of closures, a guard extending inwardly from one of said closures, and a series of links connecting said guard and the remaining of said closures, said links operating to open the remaining of said closures when oneof said closures is actuated. 1

3. Ina filing cabinet, a receptacle provided with a plurality of closures, a guard extending inwardly from one of said closures, and a connection between said guard and the remaining of said closures, comprising a link and a bell crank lever, said connection operating the remaining of said closures when one of said closures is actuated.

4. In a filing cabinet, a receptacle provided with a plurality of closures, guards extending inwardly from the sides of one of said closures, and a yielding connection between each of said guards and the remaining of said closures, said connections operating to open the remaining of said 010- sures when one of said closures is actuated.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of January, 1911.

ISAAC FRANCIS BURTON. 

